Pharmacy technicians are a vital part of the pharmacy team, working under the supervision of a pharmacist. 

They prepare medicines and other healthcare products and supply them to patients. They also take an active role in providing patients with guidance on taking medicines.

As a qualified technician you could be involved in areas such as:

• medicines management 
• manufacturing
• aseptic dispensing
• quality control
• training and development
• procurement
• information technology
• clinical trials
• medicines information
• supervision
• management of staff.

The training consists of two years consecutive work-based experience under the direction of a pharmacist to whom the trainee is directly accountable for not less than 14 hours per week. 

To qualify as a pharmacy technician, you need to complete both a GPHC-approved competency-based qualification and a knowledge-based qualification.